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Original Articles

IMPACT OF CADMIUM-ZINC INTERACTIONS ON METAL UPTAKE, TRANSLOCATION AND YIELD IN PIGEONPEA GENOTYPES COLONIZED BY ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI

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Pages 67-90 | Received 19 Aug 2010, Accepted 14 Nov 2011, Published online: 05 Dec 2012

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